Ramadan Observance during Pregnancy in Germany: a Challenge for Prenatal Care
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- Journal article
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- Autoren
- Birgit Leimer
- Fabienne Pradella
- Anja Fruth
- Annette Queisser
- Reyn van Ewijk
- Autoren-URL
- https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=fis-test-1&SrcAuth=WosAPI&KeyUT=WOS:000445276100025&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL
- DOI
- 10.1055/a-0633-1720
- eISSN
- 1438-8804
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- Clarivate Analytics Document Solution ID: GU4SZ
- PubMed Identifier: 30057424
- ISSN
- 0016-5751
- Ausgabe der Veröffentlichung
- 7
- Zeitschrift
- GEBURTSHILFE UND FRAUENHEILKUNDE
- Schlüsselwörter
- Ramadan
- fasting
- prenatal care
- gynecology
- epidemiology
- Paginierung
- 684 - 689
- Datum der Veröffentlichung
- 2018
- Status
- Published
- Titel
- Ramadan Observance during Pregnancy in Germany: a Challenge for Prenatal Care
- Sub types
- Article
- Ausgabe der Zeitschrift
- 78
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- Abstract
- <jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p> Introduction Fasting during Ramadan while pregnant has been shown to have long-term negative effects on the offspringʼs physical and cognitive health. Even though most Muslims do not believe pregnant women are obligated to fast during Ramadan, fasting rates of up to 87% have been reported for pregnant women. No data exists to date about Ramadan adherence and behavior in Germany.</jats:p><jats:p> Methods The Mainz Study of Ramadan and Pregnancy surveyed pregnant Muslims and new Muslim mothers in Mainz between October 2016 and January 2017 and collected information on Ramadan adherence and behavior. We also collected data on personal characteristics and opinions, to identify determinants of fasting using statistical analysis.</jats:p><jats:p> Results We found that 43% of pregnant Muslim women fasted at least one day during Ramadan 2016. Women who fasted were significantly younger and less educated. There was no significant difference in terms of country of origin between those women who fasted and those who did not. Only 49% of women who fasted and 38% of women who did not fast discussed their Ramadan behavior with their doctor. Less than 2% of women reported being proactively approached by their doctor.</jats:p><jats:p> Conclusion To ensure that pregnant Muslim women living in Germany can make their fasting decision based on objective information, it is necessary to raise awareness about Ramadan fasting during pregnancy among medical professionals in Germany.</jats:p>
- Autoren
- Birgit Leimer
- Fabienne Pradella
- Anja Fruth
- Annette Queißer
- Reyn van Ewijk
- DOI
- 10.1055/a-0633-1720
- eISSN
- 1438-8804
- ISSN
- 0016-5751
- Ausgabe der Veröffentlichung
- 07
- Zeitschrift
- Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde
- Sprache
- de
- Online publication date
- 2018
- Paginierung
- 684 - 689
- Datum der Veröffentlichung
- 2018
- Status
- Published
- Herausgeber
- Georg Thieme Verlag KG
- Herausgeber URL
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/a-0633-1720
- Datum der Datenerfassung
- 2018
- Titel
- Ramadan Observance during Pregnancy in Germany: a Challenge for Prenatal Care
- Ausgabe der Zeitschrift
- 78
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- Abstract
- <h4>Introduction</h4>Fasting during Ramadan while pregnant has been shown to have long-term negative effects on the offspring's physical and cognitive health. Even though most Muslims do not believe pregnant women are obligated to fast during Ramadan, fasting rates of up to 87% have been reported for pregnant women. No data exists to date about Ramadan adherence and behavior in Germany.<h4>Methods</h4>The Mainz Study of Ramadan and Pregnancy surveyed pregnant Muslims and new Muslim mothers in Mainz between October 2016 and January 2017 and collected information on Ramadan adherence and behavior. We also collected data on personal characteristics and opinions, to identify determinants of fasting using statistical analysis.<h4>Results</h4>We found that 43% of pregnant Muslim women fasted at least one day during Ramadan 2016. Women who fasted were significantly younger and less educated. There was no significant difference in terms of country of origin between those women who fasted and those who did not. Only 49% of women who fasted and 38% of women who did not fast discussed their Ramadan behavior with their doctor. Less than 2% of women reported being proactively approached by their doctor.<h4>Conclusion</h4>To ensure that pregnant Muslim women living in Germany can make their fasting decision based on objective information, it is necessary to raise awareness about Ramadan fasting during pregnancy among medical professionals in Germany.
- Addresses
- Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
- Autoren
- Birgit Leimer
- Fabienne Pradella
- Anja Fruth
- Annette Queißer
- Reyn van Ewijk
- DOI
- 10.1055/a-0633-1720
- eISSN
- 1438-8804
- Externe Identifier
- PubMed Identifier: 30057424
- PubMed Central ID: PMC6059869
- Open access
- true
- ISSN
- 0016-5751
- Ausgabe der Veröffentlichung
- 7
- Zeitschrift
- Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde
- Sprache
- eng
- Medium
- Print-Electronic
- Online publication date
- 2018
- Open access status
- Open Access
- Paginierung
- 684 - 689
- Datum der Veröffentlichung
- 2018
- Status
- Published
- Publisher licence
- CC BY-NC-ND
- Datum der Datenerfassung
- 2018
- Titel
- Ramadan Observance during Pregnancy in Germany: a Challenge for Prenatal Care.
- Sub types
- research-article
- Journal Article
- Ausgabe der Zeitschrift
- 78
Data source: Europe PubMed Central
- Abstract
- INTRODUCTION: Fasting during Ramadan while pregnant has been shown to have long-term negative effects on the offspring's physical and cognitive health. Even though most Muslims do not believe pregnant women are obligated to fast during Ramadan, fasting rates of up to 87% have been reported for pregnant women. No data exists to date about Ramadan adherence and behavior in Germany. METHODS: The Mainz Study of Ramadan and Pregnancy surveyed pregnant Muslims and new Muslim mothers in Mainz between October 2016 and January 2017 and collected information on Ramadan adherence and behavior. We also collected data on personal characteristics and opinions, to identify determinants of fasting using statistical analysis. RESULTS: We found that 43% of pregnant Muslim women fasted at least one day during Ramadan 2016. Women who fasted were significantly younger and less educated. There was no significant difference in terms of country of origin between those women who fasted and those who did not. Only 49% of women who fasted and 38% of women who did not fast discussed their Ramadan behavior with their doctor. Less than 2% of women reported being proactively approached by their doctor. CONCLUSION: To ensure that pregnant Muslim women living in Germany can make their fasting decision based on objective information, it is necessary to raise awareness about Ramadan fasting during pregnancy among medical professionals in Germany.
- Date of acceptance
- 2018
- Autoren
- Birgit Leimer
- Fabienne Pradella
- Anja Fruth
- Annette Queißer
- Reyn van Ewijk
- Autoren-URL
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30057424
- DOI
- 10.1055/a-0633-1720
- Externe Identifier
- PubMed Central ID: PMC6059869
- ISSN
- 0016-5751
- Ausgabe der Veröffentlichung
- 7
- Zeitschrift
- Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd
- Schlüsselwörter
- Ramadan
- epidemiology
- fasting
- gynecology
- prenatal care
- Sprache
- eng
- Country
- Germany
- Paginierung
- 684 - 689
- PII
- 6331720
- Datum der Veröffentlichung
- 2018
- Status
- Published
- Titel
- Ramadan Observance during Pregnancy in Germany: a Challenge for Prenatal Care.
- Sub types
- Journal Article
- Ausgabe der Zeitschrift
- 78
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